IT Director Job Trends in Bristol

Director of IT
South West > Bristol

The median Director of IT salary in Bristol is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 - 128
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director 4 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.13% - 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile - - £96,250
25th Percentile £63,000 - £101,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £115,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +35.29%
75th Percentile £66,000 - £141,250
90th Percentile - - £161,500
South West median annual salary £111,750 £130,000 £115,000
% change year-on-year -14.04% +13.04% +43.75%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 2,996 1,042 2,359
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.07% 92.62% 96.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2,271 775 1,591
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,000 £55,750
Median % change year-on-year +13.21% -4.93% -6.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,500 £70,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £45,027 £51,000
% change year-on-year +22.15% -11.71% -6.83%

IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Director' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

IT Director job vacancy trend in Bristol

IT Director
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in Bristol

IT Director Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, IT Director job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring IT Director in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) AI
1 4 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 4 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 4 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 4 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 4 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 4 (100.00%) Technology Strategy

IT Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
General
1 4 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) AI
1 4 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 4 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 4 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 4 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 4 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft